Body Found In Missouri River in Saline County

An autopsy is scheduled after a body was recovered from the Missouri River in Saline County yesterday (Sunday).

The Saline County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were dispatched to the Missouri River near 310th Road, north of Malta Bend around 1:45 yesterday (Sunday) afternoon.

The Missouri State Water Patrol recovered the body of a man.

Authorities have not yet released the identity.